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    The late Tacoma architect Stanley T. Shaw sketched this undated design plan as he prepared to re-plan the home site. (IMAGE COURTESY SUSAN JOHNSON / ARTIFACTS CONSULTING)
    Shaw House: Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission approves historic...
    By Todd Matthews • August 18, 2014 1:30 pm

    Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation Commission has approved a nomination to add the Shaw House to the City of Tacoma’s Register of…

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    9 groups set to receive $3M for human services programs in Tacoma
    6 locals join Tacoma building, transportation panels
    By Todd Matthews • August 13, 2014 10:05 am

    Tacoma City Council approved two resolutions Tuesday that appoint six local residents to two citizens committees.

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    McKinley Elementary School ca. 1908. (IMAGE COURTESY TACOMA LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION)
    Letters to City Hall support Tacoma schools landmark...
    By Todd Matthews • August 12, 2014 1:40 pm

    Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation Commission has received a handful of public comments supporting a recent effort to nominate three local public…

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    The City of Tacoma recently completed a project to restore the Children's Bell sculpture located along Ruston Way near the shores of Commencement Bay. The four-foot-tall bronze artwork was created in 2000 by artist Larry Anderson in order to celebrate the life, spirit, and accomplishments of Washington PAVE Founder and Director Marty Gentili, who passed away in 1993. The bell is decorated with images of children around the border and is meant to be rung by visitors. In April, area visitors noticed safety barricades were in place around the sculpture while the contractor spent several weeks completing restoration work on the Children's Bell sculpture. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Re-dedication ceremony planned for Tacoma Children's Bell sculpture
    By Todd Matthews • August 6, 2014 3:46 pm

    The City of Tacoma will host a ceremony this month to re-dedicate the recently restored Children’s Bell sculpture.

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    Shaw House: A Tacoma architect's home and idea lab could soon be a local historic landmark
    Shaw House: Public hearing Aug. 13 for historic...
    By Todd Matthews • August 4, 2014 11:13 am

    Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation Commission is gathering public comments regarding a recent effort to nominate the Shaw House to the City…

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    Hoyt Elementary School ca. 1958. (IMAGE COURTESY TACOMA LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION)
    Public hearing Aug. 13 for 3 Tacoma school...
    By Todd Matthews • August 4, 2014 9:11 am

    Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation Commission is gathering public comments regarding a recent effort to nominate three local public school buildings to…

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    The last days of the former Brown & Haley headquarters and warehouse on the Port of Tacoma tide flats are near. The sprawling, abandoned, and boarded up warehouse near the corner of East 11th Street and Thorne Road was home to the world-famous Tacoma candy maker for more than 40 years. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Former Brown & Haley warehouse could be razed...
    By Todd Matthews • July 24, 2014 10:57 am

    The last days of the former Brown & Haley headquarters and warehouse on the Port of Tacoma tide flats are…

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    An early photograph of the Shaw House in Tacoma. (IMAGE COURTESY SHARON WINTERS / KENDALL REID)
    Shaw House: A Tacoma architect's home and idea...
    By Todd Matthews • July 17, 2014 2:12 pm

    For more than 45 years, the late Tacoma architect Stanley T. Shaw lived in a two-story, 2,200-square-foot home anchored at…

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    The City of Tacoma plans to spend $9 million to rehabilitate the 81-year-old Tacoma Avenue South Bridge, which has deteriorated to the point of limiting traffic lanes, closing sidewalks, and reducing maximum vehicle weight restrictions. In addition to building a new concrete deck, guardrails, streetlights, and sidewalks, the rehabilitation project would replace the girders and paint all the steel members on the bridge. (IMAGE COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    ***UPDATE*** City seeks bids for $9M Tacoma Avenue...
    By Todd Matthews • July 8, 2014 12:47 pm

    The City of Tacoma is accepting bids on a $9 million project to rehabilitate the 81-year-old Tacoma Avenue South Bridge,…

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    New roof planned for century-old Tacoma Municipal Barn
    New roof, landmark designation approved for historic Tacoma...
    By Todd Matthews • July 2, 2014 10:23 am

    Tacoma City Hall is directing money and attention toward the historic municipal barn building downtown.

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    "I'm interested in what makes people desperate and what causes these violent actions," says Tacoma resident Jack Cameron who writes about homicide victims online. "More importantly, and specifically when it comes to these homicide victims, these are people who didn't want to go. It's different than a suicide. It's different than somebody dying of old age or something. Somebody else took these people out, and they didn't want to go. I think their story deserves to be told as to who they were and what happened." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Tacoma Homicides: Jack Cameron wants you to remember...
    By Todd Matthews • June 27, 2014 11:40 am

    It’s safe to say Jack Cameron has a unique perspective on Tacoma. Since March 2006, he has written brief profiles…

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    Sun King Reigns: Tacoma, Morandi mark sculpture's return
    Sun King Reigns: Tacoma, Morandi mark sculpture's return
    By Todd Matthews • June 26, 2014 11:28 am

    It took nearly 40 years, but artist Tom Morandi and his Sun King sculpture finally had their day in the…

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    New roof planned for century-old Tacoma Municipal Barn
    Tacoma Municipal Barn could soon be added to...
    By Todd Matthews • June 20, 2014 10:03 am

    A building dating back more than 100 years and located near Tacoma’s former warehouse district could be added to the…

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